Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2051

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَتَوَلَّى عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ إِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ قَرْعَ نِعَالِهِمْ أَتَاهُ مَلَكَانِ فَيُقْعِدَانِهِ فَيَقُولاَنِ لَهُ مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَأَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ فَيَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَقْعَدِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَقْعَدًا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ فَيَرَاهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَأَمَّا الْكَافِرُ أَوِ الْمُنَافِقُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَيَقُولُ لاَ أَدْرِي كُنْتُ أَقُولُ كَمَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ ‏.‏ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ لاَ دَرَيْتَ وَلاَ تَلَيْتَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَةً بَيْنَ أُذُنَيْهِ فَيَصِيحُ صَيْحَةً يَسْمَعُهَا مَنْ يَلِيهِ غَيْرُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ahmad ibn Abi Ubaidullah informed us: Yazid ibn Zuray narrated to us, from Said, from Qatadah, from Anas, that the Prophet ﷺ said: When a servant is placed in his grave and his companions turn away, he hears the sound of their sandals. Two angels come to him and sit him up. They ask him, What did you used to say about this man, Muhammad? As for the believer, he says, I bear witness that he is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. It is said to him, Look at your place in the Fire; Allah has replaced it for you with a place better than it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, He sees them both. As for the disbeliever or hypocrite, he is asked, What did you used to say about this man? He replies, I do not know; I used to say what the people said. It is said to him, You neither knew nor followed. Then he is struck once between his ears and cries out with a scream heard by all nearby except humans and jinn.

Translation notes
  • The Arabic closing expression illa al-thaqalayn is rendered as except humans and jinn.